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Oralia Washington has been named sports information director at Livingstone College. She began work on Aug. 1, and will be responsible for media coverage and maintaining statistical information for all of the college’s athletic program.
Prior to coming to Livingstone, Washington served as assistant SID at Alabama A&M since 2010.
An alumnus of Saint Paul's College, Washington worked at her alma mater twice (2002-05 and 2009-10) in sports information and public relations.
The Dillwyn, Virginia native's background also includes stints at Saint Augustine's University and North Carolina Central University.
NCCU Men’s Basketball Announces Coaching Additions
DURHAM, N.C. – North Carolina Central University’s men’s basketball program has added two assistant coaches to the staff for the upcoming season, Chuck Taylor and Eric Wilson.
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Taylor comes to NCCU after five years as a head coach at Paris Junior College in Paris, Texas. During his time there, he led the Dragons to a pair of conference titles, a regional title and a national tournament berth. He earned Region 14 Coach of the Year honors twice in 2012 and 2014 and qualified his team for the conference tournament all five years of his tenure.
A four-year player and graduate of Western Carolina University, Wilson comes to NCCU after spending six years on the Catamount coaching staff. From 2009 to 2010 he operated as a Director of Basketball Operations before becoming an Assistant Coach and Recruiting Coordinator from 2010 on.
Prior to his time on the WCU coaching staff, Wilson was an Assistant Coach and Interim Head Coach at Truett McConnell Junior College in Cleveland, Georgia.
Norfolk State Hires Lou Hamilton as Women's Basketball Assistant Coach
NORFOLK, Va. – Norfolk State women's basketball head coach Debra Clark announced Friday the hiring of Lou Hamilton as the Spartans' new assistant coach. Hamilton will work the Spartans' post players.
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Hamilton replaces Patrena Trice-Hill, who accepted a similar position at Columbia University.
Hamilton, who most recently was the recruiting coordinator and assistant coach in charge of post players at Delaware State, has five years of experience coaching at Division I HBCUs. He has also served stints at Grambling State University of the Southwestern Athletic Conference and North Carolina A&T of the MEAC.